Spicy Apple Chips

Total Time: 7 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ingredients

• 5 -10 cored apples, with skin removed (optional)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (e.g. tabasco)
• 1 cup apple cider
• 1 cup boiling water

Recipe

• 1 combine all but the apples in a medium stainless steel pot and stir until sugar is dissolved.
• 2 slice the apples as thin as you dare and soak them in spiced syrup for at least 1 hour.
• 3 remove apples from syrup with a slotted spoon (allow a few seconds for excess moisture to drip off) and arrange slices in a dehydrator (follow manufacturer's instructions).
• 4 dehydrate until preferred crispness, between 6-12 hours.
• 5 store in airtight containers.
• 6 prep time& yield is based on work with 5 apples-- chip quantity also depends on thickness of slices.